Wezinge

Wezinge
Platforms	2
Services	Passenger and Freight
Connections
Voorlem, Kesteren

Wezinge is a station in Wezinge situated between Voorlem and Kesteren.

Station Layout

Main Building

The station building has a steep gabled roof with multiple layers and sections, the roof also features dormer windows that protrude the roofline. The building hosts various details which add to the aesthetical appeal of the station, such as arched windows and doorways, these elements add a sense of elegance to the station. The building also exhibits an asymmetrical design which adds balance to the station's overall design.

Track

Wezinge has a total of three track lanes, two of which serve platforms which are used exclusively for passengers. The third piece of track is for wood trains reversing into the industry siding that leads to Valdijk & Zn. where wood is delivered. The siding is also used for reversing livestock trains.

Stopping and Passing Routes

Service/Train Type	Route	Stops here?
Passenger	Zand op 't Zee -> Helmelo	Yes
Passenger	Voorlem -> IJssel aan Zee	No
Passenger	Dokmuiden -> Dokmuiden	Yes
Chemicals	Zand op 't Zee -> Helmelo	No
Wood	Wezinge -> Zand op 't Zee	Yes
Wood	IJssel aan Zee -> Wezinge	Yes
Wood	Dokmuiden -> Wezinge	Yes
Livestock	Wezinge -> Seest	Yes

Historical Basis

Wezinge's basis, Rhenen Station with rail bridge in the background.

The station of Rhenen was opened on February 18th 1886. The station was designed by architect Marinus Antoine van Wadenoijen (Feb. 22. 1850 - Nov. 14. 1922). The station resided on the Amersfoort - Kesteren line, and the station was built in a deep cutting which connected to a brick-built viaduct. Following the station's completion, a bridge which crossed the Nederrijn (Lower Rhine), which finished its own construction on July 7th 1888.

Rhenen would receive several additions, with the main building receiving an extension in 1900, along with a new building on the second platform. In addition, changes were made to the permanenet way, with the sidings around the station receiveing changes, including the main crossing, which received a single slip switch which made it possible to move between tracks 1 and 2 respectively. In 1917, Rhenen received a brand new signal box which would be built on the Veenendaal side of the line, a new goods shed was built along with more changes to the tracks and switches.

Wezinge's basis, Rhenen Station with small road viaduct in the background.

During the war, the rail bridge received significant damage from Dutch artillery on May 13th 1940, it would be repaired but only as a single-track bridge, with old bridge sections from the Oosterdock lock in Amsterdam being used. On september 17th 1944, both the station and bridge would receive severe damage. With both vital pieces of rail infrastructure being out of commission meant a temporary end to passenger services, as the station would see use as a terminus for freight traffic. This was previously thought to be a temporary end, which suddenly became permanent as passenger services were abolished in 1945.

After the war, changes began to take shape between 1946 to 1953, wherein the yard was simplified. The most significant changes would be in 1956, with the demolishment of the station building sometime in the late 1950s being a major footnote. The rail bridge would also subsequently be rebuilt albeit for road traffic instead, as well as a new goods shed being built. Plans to completely revitalise the line were put in place, and the line would be closed to freight traffic on May 28th 1972, with construction beginning in 1978. The Northern side of the viaduct would be raised, and the goods shed would be demolished in 1980, with a new car park taking its place. In addition, new road access to the new station would be built on the other side of the viaduct, and the new station building would be built in 1981.

Trivia

• Wezinge station received a rebuild in versions 0.5.21 and 0.5.22
• The old Wezinge station before its rebuild wasn't based on any real station, as it was a completely fictional design entirely by Robin.
• Wezinge is based on the old Rhenen station which was demolished sometime in the late 1950s.
• It's deemed a branchline station

Gallery

• Looking south towards Kesteren.

  Looking south towards Kesteren.

• Looking south from the level crossing towards Kesteren with a view of the station.

  Looking south from the level crossing towards Kesteren with a view of the station.

• A station sign on a platform near the level crossing.

  A station sign on a platform near the level crossing.

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  NS 3607 passing through Wezinge with a passenger train.